Travellers Tips to Italy Rome

Airport Information

Name of airport: Leonardo da Vinci Airport, Ciampino Airport

Distance to city: 35 km

Transportation between airport and city:

Taxi
- fare: ~ITL 70,000
Trains
- fare: ~ITL 7,000
- frequency: every 20 min

Name of airport: Fiumicino

Distance to city: 10 km

Transportation between airport and city:

Taxi
- fare: ~ITL 70,000
Trains
- fare: ~ITL 7000 - 13000

Flying hours from Hong Kong on direct flights

15 hours

Visa

Not required for HK passport holders for a stay less than 3 months

Required for Hong Kong Certificate of Identity( CI ) holders

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Customs allowance

200 cigarettes / 50 cigars / 100 cigarillos / 250 grammes of tobacco

2 Litres of still wines and 1 litr of spirits of an alcoholic strength exceeding 22 vol.,

or 2 litres of liqueur wines,

or sparkling wines / aperitive and similar spirit beverages of an alcoholic strength not exceeding 22 vol.

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Currency

Italian Lire (ITL)

Approximately ITL100=HK$0.5005=US$0.064

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Time Zone

GMT: + 2, or + 1 from September 24 to March 30

Difference from Hong Kong: - 6, or - 7 from September 24 to March 30

Transportation

Trains

Bus

Taxis

Tourist Attraction

Quirinale Palace

Colosseo

Museums in Italy

Vatican Museums

National Museum of Castel S. Angelo

Villa Giulia Etruscan National Museum

Terme Di Caracalla

S. Pietro Al Vaticano

S. Giovanni in Laterano

S. Lorenzo Fuori Le Mura

S. Maria Maggiore

S. Paolo Fuori Le Mura

S. Pietro in Vincoli

S. Andrea Della Valle

Weather

Jan - Mar: 11-15 C

Apr - Jun: 19 - 28 C

Jul - Sep: 26 - 30 C

Oct - Dec: 13 - 22 C

Temperature - Five Day City Forcast

Precipitation - Five Day City Forcast

Language

Official Languages: Italian

Language of Business and Administration: Italian and English

Electricity

220 volts, 50 cycles AC

Emergency and Useful Tel. No.

S.O.S. Worldwide Alarm Centres: Please click here

Ente Nazionale Italiano Per Li Turismo (E.N.I.T.): 497122

Police, Fire and ambulance: 113

Italy

ROME